There are a few devices out there (Lenovo/HP laptops, Nvidia DGX Spark) that sport smaller 2242 (42mm long) PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots. If you have one, then the new Corsair MP700 Micro, successor to the MP600, can leverage much of the extra bandwidth.
I say much of, because the MP700 Micro’s sequential benchmark numbers are about 60 percent of what you’ll see from full 2280 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs. That…
Consumer data storage is too damn small
December 5, 2025
This is a story about growing older. Clutter, too. But set aside your snarky “Okay, old man” reactions for a moment: You may be genuinely shocked at how much you can store on external storage these days, and how tiny that storage is now, too.
For years, I’ve had a…
2025 Cord-Cutter Awards: Best streaming services, devices & more
December 5, 2025
For all the gripes you might have about the state of streaming, this year still had some bright spots.
Looking back on 2025, we saw the debut of several new streaming services that deliver more choice and flexibility to cord cutters, along with some compelling new bundles…
Nintendo Has Replaced Samus' Voice Actor For Metroid Prime 4, So It's No Longer Mass Effect's Jennifer Hale Doing the Grunts
December 4, 2025
Legendary voice actress Jennifer Hale has been replaced as the voice of Samus in Metroid Prime 4, the new game’s credits have revealed.
Numerous actors have voiced Samus over the years, though Hale had been the artist behind most of the bounty hunter’s grunts and cries in Metroid Prime 1, 2 and 3 (with some additional work from a second artist, Vanessa Marshall).
Many fans had…
The Physics Inside a Black Hole Are Still a Mystery in the 41st Millennium, According to a New Warhammer 40,000 Novel — Even to the Necrons
December 4, 2025
The Warhammer 40,000 setting contains some pretty advanced technology. Blackstone Fortresses can destroy entire solar systems. The Aeonic Orb contains the power of an entire sun. And — get this — the Speranza, a massive vessel the size of a continent, can actually…
Mario Kart World Update 1.4.0 Tweaks Track Layouts, Adds Custom Item Rules, Now Lets You See What Music is Playing
December 4, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World has just received a meaty update that finally adds custom item rules, and tweaks a long list of course layouts.
Fans of Mario Kart World’s brilliant soundtrack, which is filled with toe-tapping remixes and fresh…
A major crypto naysayer’s reversal signals a bullish tide as the last resistance falls, with Vanguard opening access to the crypto ETF market for over 50 million investors and pushing digital assets into mainstream finance.
Vanguard Breaks Last Resistance With Dramatic Crypto Turn
Vanguard, the $11 trillion asset manager, is being viewed across the crypto industry as delivering one of the…
Escalating demand for an XRP ETF is sharpening focus on 21shares as it awaits key SEC action that could set the stage for another major entrant in the fast-moving regulated crypto market.
XRP ETF Fever Builds With 21shares Teasing SEC Verdict Ahead
Growing anticipation…
Bitcoin’s latest drop stems from structural strains, Coinbase Institutional explained, as weakening trend signals, thinning liquidity, whale selling and ETF outflows pressured the market despite normally supportive easing monetary conditions.
Market Volatility Rises as…
A 'super-puff' exoplanet is losing its atmosphere, and the James Webb Space Telescope had a look
December 4, 2025
Astronomers have spotted a distant world “shedding” its atmosphere into space in real time, creating a giant companion cloud of gas that travels ahead of the planet as it orbits its star.
Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an unprecedented view of helium gas evaporating from a distant, giant exoplanet called WASP-107b. The escaping gas stretches…
